Articles in 'Prayers & Devotionals'
The Scandal of God's Love
The Scandal of God's Love
By Judy Landrieu Klein
I sat at the dinner table of a friend recently and asked: “Do you believe that God loves you? Have you had a personal encounter with the love of God?” Much to his obvious dismay, he answered no. But his eyes, heart and voice were full of hunger to know God’s love. I want that, he communicated with ardent longing.
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Heretics, iconoclasts and tattoos…
Heretics, iconoclasts and tattoos…
By Michele Szekely
“You’re tempting sin,” she said, “and at the judgement seat of God you’ll have to answer for that too. You ought to go back to selling the fruits of the earth.”
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Remembering "The Prison Angel, Mother Antonia Brenner: On the 2nd Anniversary of Her Passing
Remembering "The Prison Angel, Mother Antonia Brenner: On the 2nd Anniversary of Her Passing
By Larry Peterson
This is a love story. No, it is not about romantic love. Rather, it is about the love of Christ exploding in the soul of a woman who ran with her God given gift and did her best to shower it upon some of the meanest and worst criminals in Mexico.
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Putting on the Armor of God to Defend the Souls of Our Children
Putting on the Armor of God to Defend the Souls of Our Children
By AnnAliese Harry
On a sunny Sunday in July of last year, I was trying out a new church by myself. Two days earlier, my husband left me at a brand new duty station for a year-long deployment. It was the first time in a month that my child, at that age of 19 months, had been to church, due to our move, a lot of traveling and visiting family.
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Where is "purgatory" in the Bible?
Where is "purgatory" in the Bible?
By De Maria
Although the word "purgatory" is not found in Scripture. Scripture points to a place of suffering in the after life
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The Catholic Ritual: A Personal Reflection
The Catholic Ritual: A Personal Reflection
By Robert E.J. Campbell
Catholics, as a group, rely on and typically enjoy rituals. Whether it be the sign of the cross on our foreheads with ashes on Ash Wednesday, the waving of our palm's on Palm Sunday, or the beautiful Easter vigil; complete with fire, water, and the fragrant oil of chrism. These rituals connect us to our past, consecrate our present, and lead us into our future.
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Self-Growth with God!
Self-Growth with God!
By Renee Oania
So far, 2015 has been an interesting year for me with many trials that I’ve been going through, either of work, school or relationships with people in my community/church.
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Evicting the Enemy in the Gates (Porn in Church)
Evicting the Enemy in the Gates (Porn in Church)
By Greg Schlueter
Satan's greatest trick is deceiving us into thinking he doesn't exist (C.S. Lewis). Or perhaps greater, to know he does exist, and the ways he's working, but to do nothing about it.
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Open to the Lord
Open to the Lord
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
When the famous preacher, George Whitefield, was preaching outdoors to a great throng, a hardened but curious unbeliever watched from atop a near-by tree, while resisting the teaching by keeping his ears plugged with his fingers. A fly lit on his nose, forcing him to remove his finger from one ear to shoo it away, but just in time to hear Whitefield quote Matthew 11:15
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All You Have to do is Call
All You Have to do is Call
By Richard Maffeo
The Holy Spirit was speaking to Israel in this text from Isaiah, but how easily applicable His encouragement is to the individual Christian today. “I will never leave you or forsake you,” Jesus promised. “I am with you always, even to the end of the age” He repeated elsewhere in the Gospels.
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According to Scripture, is the Catholic Church infallible?
According to Scripture, is the Catholic Church infallible?
By De Maria
Let's see if you can follow my logic. Scripture says that the Church teaches the Wisdom of God: Ephesians 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God
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Christmas Again? Already!!
Christmas Again? Already!!
By Elizabeth Thomas
Can you believe it? Quickly approaching, is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. In order that we do not become overwhelmed and stressed out in the ‘worldly’ preparations---perhaps it would help us to focus on daily living the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.
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Making Sense Of Suffering - Part 1: What Is Suffering?
Making Sense Of Suffering - Part 1: What Is Suffering?
By Alex Brittain
Most of the essays that I write and post on my blog THE MODERN AUGUSTINE and elsewhere are written for the residents of an institute for mental disease (IMD) who attend our Knights of the Magisterium Mental Health Ministry services. I am extremely grateful for all of the other readers that I have, which are important to me, but I write most of my material primarily for them.
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The Tragedy of Wasted Tragedies
The Tragedy of Wasted Tragedies
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
I smile every time I hear the clever epigram attributed to Winston Churchill: “If you’re going through hell, keep going!” I presume he meant, don’t get bogged down in that horrific location.
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The Justification of the sinner according to the Catholic Church
The Justification of the sinner according to the Catholic Church
By De Maria
First, what is the justification of the sinner? Well, in a nutshell, it is the forgiveness of sins.
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Give me the grace!
Give me the grace!
By George Calleja
I come to you Lord, With all the burdens of my life.
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Detachment: What Did You Love Most?
Detachment: What Did You Love Most?
By Annie Piekarczyk
The other day in my small women’s group, one of the ladies shared a story with us about a priest who says that God will ask you one question on judgement day. She told us that this priest says that God will ask, “What did you love most in your life? Because whatever it was that you loved most… that’s what you’ll get.”
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